India’s PM Makes Historic Visit to Ukraine: India Not Neutral, ‘On the Side of Peace’

Modi’s visit came just weeks after he visited Moscow.
India’s PM Makes Historic Visit to Ukraine: India Not Neutral, ‘On the Side of Peace’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (R) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend a document signing after their talks in Mariinskyi Palace in Kyiv, on Aug. 23, 2024. Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images
Venus Upadhayaya
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NEW DELHI—In what may be seen as a diplomatic initiative, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has now visited both parties in the war between Russia and Ukraine, completing his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy last week after traveling to Moscow to confer with Russian President Vladimir Putin six weeks earlier.

Modi was accompanied on his Aug. 23 trip to Ukraine by Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar and national security adviser Ajit Doval, a move that analysts said underscored the serious nature of the visit.

Venus Upadhayaya
Venus Upadhayaya
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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.
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